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As one of California’s most popular natural attractions, Yosemite National Park draws more than 3.5 million guests each year. Many of these visitors choose to camp overnight, so the campgrounds inside the park fill quickly. If you are unable to book a campground inside Yosemite, there are several comfortable campgrounds just minutes form the park entrance.

Yosemite-Mariposa KOA

Yosemite-Mariposa KOA is 23 miles from the entrance to the park, but unlike other nearby campgrounds, this one has a significant number of amenities. Kids can enjoy a working video arcade inside a train caboose on the campgrounds. Showers, drinking water, a swimming pool, playground, convenience store and catch-and-release fishing pond provide for other camping wants and needs. This KOA facility has more than 100 places to stay, including RV sites, tent sites and cabins; Frommers indicates there is a shared bathhouse for all campers to use. All guests can use the campground’s park shuttle to Yosemite. Yosemite-Mariposa KOA 6323 Highway 140 Midpines, Calif. 95345 209-966-2201 yosemitekoa.com

High Sierra RV Park and Campground

High Sierra RV Park and Campground welcomes campers of all types, from those who travel with large, comfortable trailers to visitors who want to pitch a tent along the river. All sites have full hook-ups, cable TV access and Wi-Fi Internet access. The pet-friendly campground offers hot showers, bathrooms with running water, on-site laundry, fishing, swimming and strong cell phone service. The campsites, many of which are on the river’s edge, have fire rings and picnic tables. The campground has both sunny and shaded sites. From the campground’s location on Highway 41, guests drive just 17 miles to the South Entrance Gate to Yosemite. High Sierra RV Park and Campground 40389 Highway 41 Oakhurst, Calif. 93644 559-683-7662 highsierrarv.com

Summerdale Campground

Summerdale Campground, which is part of Sierra National Forest, is just 1.5 miles south of a Yosemite park entrance. Summerdale accommodates RVs and trailers up to 40-feet-long, but all rigs must be backed in, and no hookups are provided. Each site has fire rings, grills and picnic tables, but no running water. The campground sits in a meadow full of wildflowers. Most of the sites are open, but some are shaded by a handful of cedar, fir and cottonwood trees. If you visit on the weekend, book your site early: Frommers indicates Summerdale fills by noon on most Fridays. Summerdale Campground Highway 41 Fish Camp, Calif. 93623 559-642-3212 recreation.gov/camping/Summerdale_Campground_Ca/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&amp;parkId=73745

Indian Flat RV Park

Indian Flat Campground is the closest campground to Yosemite along highway 140. The campground provides amenities, such as a gift shop, access to a nearby swimming pool, showers and full hookup RV sites. Indian Flat has 25 RV sites, 25 tent sites and two cabins. The cabins have private bathrooms, kitchenettes, two queen beds and a television. Indian Flat accepts pets for an additional fee. Indian Flat RV Park 9988 Highway 140 El Portal, Calif. 95318 209-379-2339 indianflatrvpark.com

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